AI medical interpreter for ambulatory surgery centers
Opalite interprets every pre-op call, PACU check and discharge talk in 150+ languages and dialects, with no wait.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in surgery centers today
First cases start late
A booked interpreter stuck in traffic delays the anesthesia history and the first case.
A teenager interprets in PACU
In PACU, a 15-year-old grandson relays the nurse's nausea and pain-score questions to a groggy patient.
Farsi sent for a Dari speaker
The vendor sends an Iranian Farsi interpreter to a Dari-speaking patient for the latex and anesthesia allergy questions.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in surgery centers
3.2x the odds
School-age children with limited English proficiency more often had no recorded pain score in a San Francisco pediatric PACU after laparoscopic appendectomy.
2.7x the risk
Colorectal-surgery patients with a non-English primary language more often visited the ED after surgery at one U.S. academic center, with 3.6x the risk for preventable visits.
Source: Preventable Emergency Department Visits Following Colorectal Surgery
Meet Opalite.
Real-time AI medical interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, connecting providers and patients in seconds.
- Works on the devices care teams already carry: phones, tablets, computers, and telehealth platforms
- Integrates with all EHRs
- Built for HIPAA-compliant healthcare
- SOC 2 Type II attested security controls
Workflow
How Opalite fits the procedure day
Pre-op phone call
Fasting, medication holds, arrival time, escort rules
Phone interpretation on any line, including landlines
Pre-op holding
Nursing assessment, site confirmation, anesthesia interview
Two-way spoken interpretation on a bay tablet or phone, with Guardian checking every sentence.
Discharge and follow-up
Escort instructions, next-day call
A bay tablet for the escort talk, then any phone line for the post-op day 1 call
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
The night-before call
EnglishDo not eat anything after midnight, and take only your blood pressure pill with a sip of water.
SpanishNo coma nada después de la medianoche y tome solo su pastilla de la presión con un sorbo de agua.
Escort rules
EnglishAn adult has to drive you home today, or we cannot discharge you.
Chinese (Mandarin)今天必须有一位成年人开车送您回家，否则我们不能让您出院。
Holding-bay verification
EnglishWhich side are we operating on today? Please point to it.
Arabicفي أي جهة سنجري لك العملية اليوم؟ أشر إليها من فضلك.
The discharge talk with the escort
EnglishKeep the sling on, change the dressing in two days, and take the pain pill every six hours.
SpanishNo se quite el cabestrillo, cambie el vendaje en dos días y tome la pastilla para el dolor cada seis horas.
Post-op day 1 call
EnglishHave you had a fever, bleeding through the dressing, or pain the medicine does not control?
Chinese (Mandarin)您有没有发烧、敷料渗血，或者吃了药也止不住的疼痛？
Pricing
Pricing for ambulatory surgery centers
One rate across the procedure day. A flat rate scoped to your center covers the pre-op call, holding, PACU and discharge, with no per-minute meter running during recovery.
In your area
25.5 million people in the U.S. speak English less than “very well.”
How many live near you? Search your state, ZIP code, or town.
Darker states have a higher share of residents who speak English less than very well; shading is logarithmic, relative to the highest-share state.
| State | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17.2% | 6,377,000 |
| Texas | 13.1% | 3,532,000 |
| New York | 13.1% | 2,486,000 |
| New Jersey | 12.2% | 1,060,000 |
| Florida | 11.8% | 2,389,000 |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 152,900 |
| Nevada | 11.1% | 320,200 |
| Massachusetts | 9.5% | 631,900 |
| New Mexico | 8.7% | 172,700 |
| Illinois | 8.5% | 1,027,000 |
| Connecticut | 8.4% | 288,200 |
| Rhode Island | 8.4% | 87,250 |
| Arizona | 8.1% | 542,400 |
| Washington | 7.6% | 547,600 |
| Maryland | 7.1% | 411,700 |
| Virginia | 5.8% | 469,000 |
| Colorado | 5.5% | 295,600 |
| Georgia | 5.4% | 541,600 |
| District of Columbia | 5.4% | 34,600 |
| Oregon | 5.4% | 214,100 |
| Nebraska | 5.1% | 93,560 |
| Delaware | 4.9% | 45,460 |
| Utah | 4.7% | 140,000 |
| Kansas | 4.5% | 124,100 |
| Minnesota | 4.5% | 239,600 |
| North Carolina | 4.5% | 439,200 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4% | 544,000 |
| Alaska | 4.3% | 29,650 |
| Oklahoma | 3.8% | 142,200 |
| Idaho | 3.7% | 62,850 |
| Iowa | 3.4% | 100,800 |
| Michigan | 3.4% | 318,900 |
| Arkansas | 3.2% | 90,380 |
| Indiana | 3.2% | 200,900 |
| Tennessee | 3.1% | 197,500 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 164,200 |
| Louisiana | 2.8% | 123,500 |
| South Carolina | 2.8% | 132,700 |
| Ohio | 2.5% | 281,500 |
| Kentucky | 2.4% | 101,800 |
| New Hampshire | 2.4% | 31,410 |
| Missouri | 2.1% | 123,000 |
| Alabama | 2.1% | 98,720 |
| South Dakota | 1.9% | 15,800 |
| North Dakota | 1.9% | 13,810 |
| Wyoming | 1.8% | 9,923 |
| Mississippi | 1.6% | 44,870 |
| Maine | 1.4% | 18,140 |
| Vermont | 1.3% | 7,705 |
| Montana | 0.8% | 7,731 |
| West Virginia | 0.6% | 11,060 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (states 2017-2021; metros 2024 or 2020-2024). Limited English: residents 5+ who speak English less than “very well.”
FAQ
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